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April 29, 2016

India Completes IRNSS Constellation

Yesterday (April 28, 2016) the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the seventh and final spacecraft for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The satellite, IRNSS-1G, was placed into orbit by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C33).

According to ISRO, the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, watched the launch and “heartily thanked and congratulated” all the scientists and ISRO team for completing the IRNSS constellation, which he dedicated to the nation as “NavIC” (Navigation Indian Constellation).

By Inside GNSS

April 26, 2016

European Satellite Navigation Competition Launches 2016 Edition

The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) 2016 — this year’s incarnation of the largest international competition for commercial GNSS applications — is once again looking for outstanding ideas and business models. Entries will be accepted from until June 30 at the ESNC website.

Major institutions and regional partners are set to award prizes worth a total of €1 million in more than 25 categories.

By Inside GNSS

April 21, 2016

ISRO to Launch Last IRNSS Spacecraft

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced plans to launch the final satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) on April 28.

The IRNSS-1G launch is scheduled for 12:50 p.m. local time from Satish Dhawan Space Center, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, with the navigation payload being carried into space on India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C33).

By Inside GNSS

April 20, 2016

DHS Demonstrates eLoran Precision Timing Technology at the New York Stock Exchange

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today (April 20, 2016) the successful demonstration of Enhanced Loran (eLoran) for precision timing of financial transactions at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

The demonstration at the NYSE was hosted by Juniper Networks on April 19 and presented to technical representatives from the financial services, energy, and communication sectors.

By Inside GNSS

March 14, 2016

Poland Chooses Spectra Precision GNSS to Spot-Check Compliance for EU Direct Pay Subsidies

The Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA), a government organization responsible for the supervision and control of European Union agricultural subsidies in Poland, has purchased 118 Spectra Precision MobileMapper 300 smart antennas.

By Inside GNSS

March 10, 2016

India Successfully Launches IRNSS 1F into Orbit

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced the successful launch today (March 10, 2016) of the sixth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).

IRNSS-1F lifted off at 4:01 p.m. IST from the Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C32). The 1,425-kilograpm spacecraft will be placed in geostationary orbit at 32.5 degrees East longitude.

By Inside GNSS

February 10, 2016

JNC 2016 – Joint Navigation Conference

The JNC 2016 – Joint Navigation Conference will take place June 6-9, 2016 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. The annual event covers military navigation technology, "the Foundation for Military Ops."

By Inside GNSS

ESS 2016: European Space Solutions Conference

Under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, the fourth edition of European Space Solutions will take place at the World Forum Convention Centre from May 30 to June 3, 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Online registration is available.

By Inside GNSS

February 3, 2016

BBC, Chronos Report on Lengthy Disruptions Caused by GPS Timing Problem

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said yesterday (February 2, 2016) that the recent decommissioning of a GPS satellite led to difficulties for listeners receiving digital radio signals.

In a response to the reported issues, the BBC said: "The outages were caused by a rogue GPS satellite (SVN23), which was taken out of service in the evening of 26 January."

By Inside GNSS

January 27, 2016

Making Good Better

SBAS and RNSS: The Unsung Heroes of GNSS

Okay, if I had wanted to pander to GNSS fans, I might have called this, “Making Great Greater.”

But there are only so many superlatives that can be lathered on this remarkable technology before simple praise turns into hagiography.

So, it’s time once more to give a little love to those unsung heroes of GNSS: the augmentations and regional navigation satellite systems.

By Inside GNSS

January 26, 2016

SwiftNav Releases Specs on UAV-Focus GNSS Receiver Platform

Having started out with a crowd source–funded launch through Kickstarter followed by two rounds of more conventional venture capital backing — $2.6 million in 2014 and another $11 million last December — San Francisco, California–based Swift Navigation is going after a low-cost, high-precision market such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with its Piksi GPS receiver platform.

By Inside GNSS

January 19, 2016

SBAS

GAGAN — India’s SBAS
Redefining Navigation over the Indian Region
Recognizing the potential benefits of satellite-based augmentation systems, India took the early initiative to create its own SBAS called GAGAN — GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation.

By Inside GNSS

January 18, 2016

GNSS Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems

Working Papers explore the technical and scientific themes that underpin GNSS programs and applications. This regular column is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Hein, head of Europe’s Galileo Operations and Evolution.

With the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), a European team designed a frequency- and time-transfer process and validated its performance in a complex navigation test bed. This two-way time-transfer technology took advantage of the following:

By Günter W. Hein

SBAS and RNSS

The “Brussels View” from Prague...

CGSIC 2016: Civil GPS Service Interface Committee Meeting...

India Completes IRNSS Constellation

European Satellite Navigation Competition Launches 2016 Edition

ISRO to Launch Last IRNSS Spacecraft

DHS Demonstrates eLoran Precision Timing Technology at the New York Stock Exchange

Poland Chooses Spectra Precision GNSS to Spot-Check Compliance for EU Direct Pay Subsidies

India Successfully Launches IRNSS 1F into Orbit

JNC 2016 – Joint Navigation Conference

ESS 2016: European Space Solutions Conference

BBC, Chronos Report on Lengthy Disruptions Caused by GPS Timing Problem

Making Good Better

SwiftNav Releases Specs on UAV-Focus GNSS Receiver Platform

SBAS

GNSS Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems